Keynote address by His Excellency Mr. Coly Seck, President of the Human Rights Council, at the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund workshop for the Pacific Region “Engaging with the UN Human Rights Council through...

“Dignity, safety and human rights for sanitation workers” 19 November 2019 The human rights of millions of sanitation workers, in particular informal workers, have been violated for a long time...

18 November 2019 Thank you for this invitation. I am delighted to be at Cambridge University and to address the Cambridge Union. It’s a great opportunity to not only speak to you, but also to listen...

Geneva, Dhaka (18 November 2019) – A delegation of the United Nations Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (the “Myanmar Mechanism”), led by the Head of the Myanmar Mechanism, Mr. Nicholas...

Committee against Torture 18 November 2019 The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Cyprus on measures taken to implement the provisions...

Background Press Release Pacific States to meet in Fiji to help boost participation of Small Island Developing States with the United Nations’ premier human rights body GENEVA/NADI (15 November 2019)...

The Hague 18-19 November 2019 Excellencies, On behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, thank you for this seventh meeting of the Istanbul process. Our warmest thanks to...

​Spanish GENEVA (16 November 2019) – After the deaths of at least five protestors in Sacaba, Cochabamba, in Bolivia on Friday – reportedly mostly as a result of live ammunition fired by the security...